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#FEE4DE

Linen · very light warm white

About #FEE4DE

#FEE4DE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 89% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Linen (ΔE 6.9); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DEF8FE — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FEE4DE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red254
Green228
Blue222

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.8
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FEE4DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FEE4DE.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FEE4DE.
17.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEE4DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEE4DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E7DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEBDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE1E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEE4DE?

#FEE4DE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 89% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FEE4DE?

Use black text. Black on #FEE4DE has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEE4DE?

Its complementary colour is #DEF8FE, and analogous partners are #FEDEE8 and #FEF4DE.